cachorro
Portuguese, noun/kaˈʃo.ʁu/
cachorro is spelled C-A-C-H-O-R-R-O (8 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,312th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cachorro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “puppy (a young dog)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de animal mamífero (Canis familiaris), domesticado há milhares de anos”.
What does cachorro mean in English?
noun
- 1
Portugalmasculinepuppy (a young dog)
- 2
Brazilmasculinedog (of any age)
Por favor, cuide do cachorro enquanto estivermos fora.
- 3
Brazilderogatorymasculinea promiscuous man
- 4
Brazilmasculinean unfaithful man
- 5
masculineellipsis of cachorro-quente: hot dog
- 6
masculinemodillion
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Brazilmasculinethe fifth group in jogo do bicho
- 8
derogatorymasculinea police officer
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de quem está numa classe ou situação social muito baixa 2. indigno e de mau caráter 3. bastante intenso
noun: 1. espécie de animal mamífero (Canis familiaris), domesticado há milhares de anos 2. cão novo ou pequeno 3. na generalidade, o mesmo que cão 4. peça saliente, fixa à parede, de apoio do beiral (de telhado, por exemplo) numa construção
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cachorro
- cachorros plural
- cachorra feminine
- cachorras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cachorro?
- Brazil /kaˈʃo.ʁu/
- Brazil [kaˈʃo.hu]
- /kaˈʃo.ʁu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cachorro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cachorro in Portuguese?
cachorro appears 40 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).